Hoehler-karns

April 16, 2000

LTC (Ret.) and Mrs. Michael G. Healey of Poquoson are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Kirsten Elizabeth Hoehler, to Capt. Christopher Patrick Karns, son of Col. and Mrs. John J. Karns of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

The prospective bride is a graduate of Poquoson High School and Mary Washington College with a bachelor's degree in biology. She received her doctorate from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tenn., and is in practice in Newport News.

The prospective bridegroom is a graduate of Cabrillo High School in California and of the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor's degree in political science. He is a Public Affairs Officer at Langley Air Force Base.

A January wedding is planned at the Chapel of the Centurion on Fort Monroe.